| CHLOE MALLE HEAD OF EDITORIAL CONTENT, VOGUE U.S. @CHLOEMALLE |
CHLOE MALLE HEAD OF EDITORIAL CONTENT, VOGUE U.S. @CHLOEMALLE |
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Hello from spring break! (Thank you to those who have not bothered me this week, and to my colleagues who have valiantly been bothered instead!) We are in Utah, where it's been a delight watching my children topple around on skis in the morning before bribing them with s'mores, bowling, and pool time in the afternoons. Meanwhile, a lot of my favorite stories from the April issue have run online—and I can't wait for you to read them. |
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An athlete, an artist, and a trip to Argosy |
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Emma Carmichael's April profile of A'ja Wilson went up this week—coinciding, as it happened, with news that the WNBA players' contract had finally been signed and the new season confirmed. (Hooray!) My favorite part of the story is A'ja's candor about her boyfriend, NBA star Bam Adebayo. She says that he loves her "properly," which I loved, and as I later learned when Vogue's global talent casting director (and resident basketball fan) Ignacio Murillo and I interviewed her for the podcast, A'ja and Bam are competitive Uno players and escape-room artists. This photo of the two of us reminds me of how I felt when I started at Vogue in 2011 and was surrounded by 5'11" gazelles. (A'ja herself is a towering 6'4".)
Last Thursday evening, I went to the opening of the new Elizabeth Peyton show at David Zwirner and was thrilled by the series of tiny oils on linen—so evocative on their own, but even better together. I especially loved seeing Peyton's portrait of Jennifer Lawrence from W's fall art issue cover.
The idea for our big book club shoot, also in the April issue, emerged from an observation by my British colleagues Chioma Nnadi and Laura Ingham, who felt like they'd been seeing a lot more people carrying books around London lately. I'd noticed the same thing in New York. On the 4 train a few weeks ago, I asked a young woman who was reading a paperback copy of Michael Chabon's The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay whether the recent adaptation of that book at the Met Opera had inspired her to pick it up. In fact, it had! (It also turned out that she worked at Ralph Lauren.)
So, that was the concept for the shoot: New Yorkers of all kinds connecting through books. Models Awar Odhiang, Bhavitha Mandava, and Paloma Elsesser found themselves immersed in some of the spring's best releases and surrounded by NYC literati—poet Frederick Seidel; his wife, Farrar, Straus & Giroux president Mitzi Angel; the sisters who run the 100-year-old Argosy bookstore; novelist Monica Datta; and Sarah Jessica Parker—as well as ballerinas, Outsiders, and a few straphangers.
Here is a reading list from the shoot:
- Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
- London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe
- Gunk by Saba Sams
- Country People by Daniel Mason
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Brawler by Lauren Groff
- This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
- Vigil by George Saunders |
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From the slopes to the Odeon |
Ski School
This week we're skiing in Deer Valley, where Alice is a "fawn" at ski school and Arthur is a "reindeer." It's been fascinating to see what brands the other (adult) skiers gravitate toward at this admittedly bougie resort. I did an unambitious, unscientific survey and the ones I noticed most were Arc'teryx for the finance dads, Obermeyer for serious skiers of all genders, and a lot of Perfect Moment, with a sprinkling of Fusalp, Halfdays, and Moncler. It's so warm here (70 degrees at 1 p.m.!) that I myself skied in just a Perfect Moment sweater and no jacket. Others opted for shorts and short sleeves, while a trio of lobster-red ski bros were in tank tops, drinking Athletic Brewing Company beers in the lift line. A vibe! |
Loewe Dinner
Loewe celebrated its takeover of Bergdorf Goodman's windows with a fabulous dinner at the Odeon last week, and fans of all stripes—from Sandra Bernhardt to Lucas Hedges—showed up. (My favorite outfits were Morgan Spector and Britt Lower's his-and-hers red poplin shirts.) I had the pleasure of sitting with the wonderful Thelma Golden, who celebrated the grand reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem last fall, after a sweeping renovation. I'm overdue for a long visit! |
Vogue Vintage Market
It's happening this weekend (with thanks to eBay)—I'm flying home early for it! And there is still time to buy tickets! Sam Sussman gave me a tour of our wares so she could record my picks for TikTok, and my God, am I sad I cannot fit into a certain Chanel dress suit or Erdem trench coat. |
A nation-wide search, reading material, excellent skin care |
American Style
Ahead of the country's 250th anniversary this summer, we're thinking about the American narratives we are proud of and want to celebrate. That's why we've teamed up with Substacker and youth-style savant Biz Sherbert to find 50 Americans with great style—one person from each state. Apply on the Vogue app today, and you could be part of American Style x Vogue's big launch. |
Reading (and Writing)
I brought SIX issues of The New Yorker with me to Utah, and five days in, I have only one left. I also brought Lauren Groff's new story collection, Brawler, which is excellent; and I've tried to journal every night, something that happens only 60% of the time when I'm home. |
Korean Sunscreen
Not only is it warm here, but the mountain sun is very bright. My friend Amanda, also here with her family, recently went to Seoul for work and returned with a Willy Loman-esque supply of Korean sunblock. I've now tried three brands and my favorite is Beauty of Joseon, but they've all been great and made me agree with our Shopping team's headline from last week: The Best Korean Sunscreens Are as Good as You've Heard. |
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